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A 12-year-old boy and his caregiver were hit by a car Friday morning after the child ran into a busy Clayton County road, police said.
12-year-old killed, caregiver injured after running into Clayton road
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Mirsha Victor was found dead in Henry County.
Murder suspect took cellphone video as he violated DeKalb woman’s body, police say
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Decatur police are searching for three suspects after two people were carjacked at gunpoint in as many days.
Decatur police investigating 2 armed carjackings in as many days
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Six people were killed at the Foundation Food Group in Gainesville.
Feds: Gainesville poultry plant at fault for 6 deaths; $1M in fines issued
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July 15, 2021: Atlanta: A man was in critical condition after he was shot Thursday morning, July 15, 2021 at a home in a southwest Atlanta neighborhood, police said. Another man was being questioned following the shooting, which happened in the 3100 block of Imperial Circle, Atlanta homicide Detective Lt. Daniel Jensen told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Investigators said that man is not considered a suspect at this time. (John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com)
Homicides, shootings and assaults all on the rise in Atlanta
Mayco Rodrique, 37, died on May 17, 2021, after being shot while traveling in a car on Ga. 400, Atlanta police said.
Atlanta’s 2021 homicide victims
At least 25 shots were fired and one man was injured in a June 10 shooting at Southlake Mall.
Perimeter the site of latest shooting at metro Atlanta shopping centers
February 10, 2021 Atlanta: A double shooting in the southbound lanes of I-85 in Midtown left one man dead and wreaked havoc on Wednesday morning’s commute on Feb, 10, 2021. The fatal shooting brought traffic to a standstill about 5:15 a.m. just north of the Brookwood interchange. All lanes were shut down for about four hours as police investigated, leading to massive delays in Midtown, Buckhead and all through the northern suburbs, according to the WSB 24-hour Traffic Center. Drivers stuck behind the closure did not move for more than two hours before authorities began turning cars around. Backups stretched all the way to the Ga. 400 merge. An off-duty Jonesboro police officer discovered a dark-colored sedan near the entrance to I-75 North about 5:15 a.m. and found two men with gunshot wounds inside, Atlanta police Capt. Jason Smith said from the scene. One man was pronounced dead. The other was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital and survived his injuries. The officer initially thought he had come across a wreck, but quickly called for backup and tried to help the victims, Smith said. It wasn’t immediately clear Wednesday morning where the shots were fired from. Detectives are still working to piece together what prompted the fatal shooting and identify a suspect. Smith said detectives are trying to interview the surviving victim to find out exactly what happened. “This does not appear to be a random act,” Smith said. “It appears to be a dispute that had escalated.” All lanes reopened about 9:15 a.m. when police finally cleared the crime scene. “We always hate when we have to do that,” Smith said when asked about shutting down the interstate. “Unfortunately, we have to make sure that we process the crime scene appropriately, and it does take time.” (John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com)
Shootings on metro Atlanta roadways this year have killed 15, injured others
Rising Daughter Baptist Church was the site of the stunning murders of Harold and Thelma Swain on March 11, 1985. (RYON HORNE RHORNE@AJC.COM)
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Authorities said James Appel is likely in northeast Georgia or North Carolina. He has been on the run since Wednesday and is considered armed and dangerous.
Police searching for ‘armed and dangerous’ child molestation suspect
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Woodstock man arrested, charged in murder of Roswell 8-year-old in 1988
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Grant Park family unscathed after tree falls on minivan
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Motorcyclist killed in crash on I-20 in DeKalb
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Indictment: Victims were shot and killed at Cobb golf course
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Forsyth County man charged with murder in shooting of father
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A man was critically injured in a shooting in northeast Atlanta's Old Fourth Ward neighborhood.
Man in critical condition after domestic shooting in Old Fourth Ward
Man who faked COVID-19 diagnosis, defrauded employer earns federal sentence
Defense drops bid to exclude press from jury selection in Arbery trial
Cops: Woman arrested after shooting, killing man in DeKalb hotel
Laci Moss, 23, was killed July 4 in Henry County.
‘She was loved very much’: Twin mourning slain sister
17-year-old charged in woman’s shooting near UGA campus
GBI: Man fatally shot after driving off in deputy’s patrol car during arrest
Cops: Cobb driver arrested after hitting motorcyclist, fleeing scene
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Ahmaud Arbery's mother says she is one step closer to justice following week of pretrial testimony
Defense drops bid to exclude press from jury selection in Arbery trial
March 24, 2021 — The Gwinnett County Justice and Administration Center's $80 million expansion provides seating space for jurors to report for jury duty, as well as additional courtrooms and much more. The chief justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia signed an order in March allowing the resumption of jury trials, which had been halted because of the pandemic. (Jenni Girtman for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
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David Nahmias, the Supreme Court of Georgia's new chief justice. (Credit: AJC File)
Nahmias sworn in as Georgia’s new chief justice
David Nahmias, the Supreme Court of Georgia's new chief justice. (Credit: AJC File)
Nahmias sworn in as Georgia’s new chief justice
FILE - In this July 23, 2019, file photo, Gavin Grimm, who has become a national face for transgender students, speaks during a news conference held by the ACLU and the ACLU of Virginia at Slover Library in Norfolk, Va. The Supreme Court has rejected a Virginia school board’s appeal to reinstate its transgender bathroom ban. Over two dissenting votes, the justices on Monday, June 28, 2021, left in place lower court rulings that found the policy unconstitutional. (Kristen Zeis/The Daily Press via AP, File)
Transgender students gain legal ground but challenges remain
Authorities allege Othal Wallace, 29, is responsible for shooting a Daytona Beach, Florida, police officer in the head on June 23, 2021. (Daytona Beach Police Department/TNS)
Man arrested in cop shooting had history with extremism
Authorities allege Othal Wallace, 29, is responsible for shooting a Daytona Beach, Florida, police officer in the head on June 23, 2021. (Daytona Beach Police Department/TNS)
Man arrested in cop shooting had history with extremism
Devonia Inman, a South Georgia man who is serving a life-without-parole sentence for a 1998 murder he says he didn’t commit. (Department of Corrections)
Judge’s ruling may bolster new trial bid for man claiming innocence
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Antonio Deon Waller, 19, was arrested Wednesday on murder and other charges in a July 15 drive-by shooting outside a northwest Atlanta convenience store.
Drive-by shooting suspect arrested after pursuit, crash in west Atlanta
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07/21/2021 — Atlanta, Georgia —Atlanta Mayoral candidate Kasim Reed speaks during the second Atlanta mayoral forum at The Works Upper Westside Atlanta in Atlanta’s Underwood Hills community, Wednesday, July 21, 2021. (Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal Constitution)
Atlanta’s mayoral candidates address crime concerns at second forum
A Cobb County SWAT team took a man into custody on Monday morning, July 19, 2021, following an hourslong standoff, police said. (John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com)
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FILE - In this June 12, 2020, file photo from a screen grab taken from body camera video provided by the Atlanta Police Department Rayshard Brooks, right, speaks with Officer Garrett Rolfe, left, in the parking lot of a Wendy's restaurant, in Atlanta. A judge on Friday, June 4, 2021 granted a request from the district attorney in Atlanta to recuse her office from prosecuting the police officer who fatally shot Rayshard Brooks and instructed the state attorney general to appoint another prosecutor. (Atlanta Police Department via AP, File)
Prosecutor appointed in Rayshard Brooks shooting death case
Crews began putting out the fire at the Family Dollar store about 11:30 a.m.
Employees, customer escape fire at Family Dollar store in SW Atlanta
The victim was found dead inside the charred remains of the home.
1 found dead inside Lithonia home destroyed by massive fire
Police are investigating whether two sets of human remains discovered in Henry County are linked to the death of a DeKalb County woman.
2 bodies found in Stockbridge could be linked to DeKalb woman’s death
Tynessia Naji, 24, was arrested Wednesday in a fatal shooting that happened the previous day.
Woman charged with murder in SW Atlanta apartment shooting
Suspended Georgia Insurance Commissioner Jim Beck. EMILY HANEY / emily.haney@ajc.com
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In this handout provided by the Crisp County Sheriff's Office, Robert Aaron Long is pictured in a jail booking photo on March 16, 2021, in Cordele, Ga. Long was arrested as the suspect in a series of shootings at three Atlanta-area spas that left eight people dead. (Crisp County Sheriff's Office/Getty Images/TNS)
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The GBI released sketches of a man suspected in a May armed robbery in Clayton County.
Clayton police release sketches of man suspected in May armed robbery
The child was inside the home that was damaged by gunfire.
11-year-old injured by debris from shooting at his NW Atlanta home
The GBI is working with the Henry County Police Department to identify the two sets of human remains found in Stockbridge on Tuesday morning.
2 sets of human remains found near Stockbridge shopping center
As Atlanta police responded to the scene of a fight in southwest Atlanta, they got reports that a person had been shot.
Fight leads to deadly shooting in SW Atlanta
A sketch of the toddler was released earlier this month.
Cops: Mother put toddler in Chattahoochee River to hide death
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